Plant #30: 26 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal

EE'S BACK STARTED GETTING STIFF FROM OEPRATING LOADER EARLY IN THE SHIFT. HE CONTACTED HIS CHIROPRACTOR FOR TREATMENT.

WHILE STANDING ON THE TRACK OF THE BACKHOE FUELING, EE'S HAND SLIPPED AND HE FELL OFF THE TRACK, STRIKING THE BACKHOE BUCKET.

EMPLOYEE REPORTED TO HR THAT HE HAD BACK PAIN THAT WAS INTERUPTING HIS SLEEP AND THAT THE PAIN MAY BE CAUSED BY THE LOADER. INITIALLY THIS WAS THOUGHT TO BE A FLARE UP FROM A PREVIOUS CLAIM. RECENTLY IT WAS DECIDED THAT A NEW INJURY DATE WOULD BE ASSIGNED.

EMPLOYEE WAS ON TOP OF THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT OF HIS BACKHOE TO CHECK THE OIL. WHEN HE ATTEMPTED THE LIFT THE COMPARTMENT DOOR HIS HAND SLIPPED FROM THE HAND HOLD AND HE LOST HIS BALANCE. TO AVOID FALLING BACKWARDS HE TURNED AROUND AND JUMPED. THE JUMP RESULTED IN A BREAK OF THE LOWER TIBIA.

EE WAS SHOVELING UNDER A CONVEYOR FOR THE CONE, WHEN HE HIT HIS TOOTH WITH THE HANDLE OF THE SHOVEL, CAUSING PART OF THE TOOTH TO BREAK.

EE SLIPPED ON WET LIME & PULLED HIP MUSCLE

EE WAS HELPING TO PUT THE PINS INTHE CONVEYOR THE OTHR EE BEGAN STRIKING THE PIN WITH A HAMMERTHE HEAD OF THE HAMMER CAME OFF STRIKING EE INTHE FACE/.

EMP INDICATES HE HAD NO BACK PROBLEMS OR INCIDENT ON THE JOB FRIDAY WHEN HE WENT HOME. WHEN HE WOKE UP ON SATURDAY MORNING HIS BACK PAIN STARTEDAND PROGRESSIVELY GOT WORSE.

EMP WAS REMOVING THE UNDERCARRIAGE OF A FRONT END LOADER TO INSPECT AN OIL LEAK. WHEN UNDERCARRIAGE WAS UNBOLTED EMP ATTEMPTED TO SLIDE IT FROM HIS BACK TO THE GROUND AND SMASHED HIS FINGERS I N THE PROCESS.

WHEN USING ONE HAMMER OT STRIKE ANOTHER HAMMER WHICH WAS RESTING ON A WEDGE THAT HOLDS THE BARS' ON THE ROTATOR OF THE IMPACK CRUSHER THE EMPLOYEE STRUCK HIS FFINGER WITH THE HAMMER.

WHILE CHANGING THE WEAR BARS ON THE IMPACT CRUSHER, EMPLOYEE GOT HIS HAND BETWEEN TWO BARS RESULTING INT HE INJURY TO HIS FINGER. LACERATION RESULTED IN 4 SUTURES TO CLOSE IT.

EMPLOYEE HAD BEEN ENGAGED IN PLANT REPAIR WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO CROSSOVER WATER & STEPPED ON A LOOSE ROCK WHICH CAUSED HIM TO WRENCH HIS KNEE

WHILE BACKING UP FROM THE BREAKER PLANT AND LOWERING THE STEEL PLATES THAT PROTECT THE WHEELS FROM THE RAMP MATERIAL. EMPLOYEE'S RIGHT FOOT GOT WEDGE BETWEEN TWO ASPHALT CHUNKS CAUSING HIM TO FALL TWISTING HIS ANKLE.

EMPLOYE CLIMBED UP ON CONVEYOR TO PLACE A SHIELD ON THE PEP SCREEN TO CONTROL FUGITIVE MATERIAL. HE INDICATED HE TRIPPED ON A GUARD, FALLING TO THE GROUND AND LANDED ON BOTH HANDS AND ONE KNEE CAUSING THE WRIST INJURY.

WITHOUT ACTUAL KNOWLEDGE OF WHEN THE METAL GOT INTO HIS EYE, INJURED ASSUMES IT HAPPENED WHILE CUTTING & CHIPPING METAL DURING PLANT REPAIR.

WHILE TIGHTENING A NUT AND BOLT WITH A WRENCH, THE WRENCH SLIPPED FROM THE BOLT AND EE STRUCK HIS ARM AGAINST A GUARD CAUSING THE INJURY.

WHILE LIFTING THE CUTTING EDGE THAT WAS REPLACED ON THE FRONT END LOADER BUCKET, THERE WAS A SHARP EDGE ON A BOLT THAT SCRAPED ACROSS HIS HAND DURING THE LIFT. THE LACERATION REQUIRED SUTURES.

STEPPED FROM TRUCK ONTO SCALE AND DECK AND THE DIFFERENCE IN ELEVATION BETWEEN THE TWO CAUSED EMPL TO TURN ANKLE.

THE MATERIAL ON ONE OF THE CONVEYORS HAD PLUGGED UP AT ONE END AND THE CONVEYOR HAD TO BE STOPPED TO UNPLUG IT. WHILE DOING SO A LARGE PIECE OF ROCK MATERIAL ROLLED BACK STRIKING INJURED'S FI NGER.

I.NAME REPORTS THAT HE WAS LIFTING A PIECE OF WEAR PLATE INTO A DISCHARGE CHUTE ON THE STEADMAN CRUSHING PLANT, AND SUFFERED A MUSCLE PULL IN HIS LOWER BACK.

I.NAME REPORTS THAT HE REMOVED A GUARD TO MAKE AN ADJUSTMENT TO THE ROTOVATOR WHEEL AND THAT WHILE MAKING THAT ADJUSTMENT HIS GLOVE BECAME ENTANGLED IN THE MACHINERY DRAWING HIS HAND INTO THE MACHINERY.

SHOVELING OUT UNDER BREAKER JAW PLUGGED UP AND MATERIAL SPILLED OVER, FALLING DOWN AND STRICKING VICTIM IN LEFT MIDDLE BACK.

AFTER CLEANING MATERIAL OFF EQUIPMENT EE STEPPED OFF THE EQUIPMENT AND ONTO A CHUNK OF MATERIAL. CAUSING THE TWIST TO THE LEG AND KNEE. HE CONTINUED TO WORK UNTIL THE END OF 12-21-89. 12-22-89 WAS HIS FIRST FULL DAY OFF WORK.

I.NAME NOTICED THE CONVEYOR BELT HAD STOPPED AND WHILE HE WENT TO THE CONTROLS TO SHUT THE CONVEYOR OFF HE NOTICED THE BELT HAD SLIPPED FROM THE PULLEY. WHEN I.NAME ATTEMPTED TO PUT THE BELTS BACK ONTO THE PULLEY THE DRIVE MOTOR STARTED RUNNING. HIS FINGER APPARENTLY GOT PINCHED BETWEEN THE PULLEY AND BELT. THE DRIVE MOTOR APPARENTLY DID NOT SHUT OFF AT THE SWITCH.

WHILE PERFORMING REPAIRS ON A PRIMARY CRUSHER FUGITIVE PARTICLE OF STEEL GOT INTO HIS RIGHT EYE